III. Event Represented by the Artifact/Significance
The Effect of the Voting Rights Act
Soon after passage of the Voting Rights Act, federal examiners were conducting voter registration, and black voter registration began a sharp increase. The cumulative effect of the Supreme Court's decisions, Congress' enactment of voting rights legislation, and the ongoing efforts of concerned private citizens and the Department of Justice, has been to restore the right to vote guaranteed by the 14th and 15th Amendments. The Voting Rights Act itself has been called the single most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever passed by Congress. http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/intro/intro_c.php
I. Artifact Name
Pen Used to Sign Voting Rights ActII. Image
III. Event Represented by the Artifact/Significance
The Effect of the Voting Rights Act
Soon after passage of the Voting Rights Act, federal examiners were conducting voter registration, and black voter registration began a sharp increase. The cumulative effect of the Supreme Court's decisions, Congress' enactment of voting rights legislation, and the ongoing efforts of concerned private citizens and the Department of Justice, has been to restore the right to vote guaranteed by the 14th and 15th Amendments. The Voting Rights Act itself has been called the single most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever passed by Congress.http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/intro/intro_c.php
IV. Date and Place
=|||| Dates || || Date passed: || August 3, 1965 (House of Representatives) August 4, 1965 (Senate)July 13, 2006 (House) Renewed July 20, 2006 (Senate) Renewed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act
House approves Voting Rights Act, August 3, 1965
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25714.htmlV. Multimedia Found on the Internet
VII. Map
VIII. Curators
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